Job ID

R-03634

Location

Emeryville, California, United States

Business

Date posted

Under minimal supervision, this position assists the Chef de Cuisine in managing & developing café employees, food preparation, kitchen operations, and guest services for the V8 Cafe. This role determines staffing requirements, provides input to employment decisions, provides performance feedback to employees, and ensures adherence to operational, quality, and safety guidelines. In addition, the person in this role will have overall responsibility for compliance with food safety and handling requirements, ordering all necessary food and kitchen supplies, and the maintenance and upkeep of kitchen equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to create weekly changing, consistent, cost-efficient V8 and Pixar Pantry menus that are seasonally inspired and broadly appealing
• Direct, guide, and develop V8 Café employees who are preparing and serving all food and products for a daily changing menu from-scratch, at a high volume, ensuring consistency and compliance with V8 Café’s quality, portioning, cooking, labeling accuracy and serving standards
• Direct, guide, and develop V8 Café employees who are preparing food for sale in the Pixar Pantry
• Provide input to senior managers on employment and termination decisions, including interviewing, scheduling, evaluating, providing performance appraisals and feedback, and disciplining kitchen personnel as appropriate
• Provide orientation for and oversee training and continued observance of cafe employees in safety, cleanliness and sanitation, food preparation, and guest services
• Ensure that all necessary food and kitchen supplies are ordered, received, and stored in accordance with the Café’s needs, budget, and procedures
• Responsible for overall cost containment by effectively managing ordering, menu selection and product utilization
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points; lifting and carrying objects and handling hazardous materials to Café employees
• Lead weekly meetings with V8 team members
• Hold daily lineups with team members
• Weekly menu planning meetings with Chef Team
• Take leadership classes to continue honing management skills
• Other duties as necessary may be assigned by the manager to whom this position reports

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in varied kitchen positions
• At least 3 years experience in a similar capacity
• Must be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room staff and guests
• Demonstrated excellence in guest service skills: reliable, consistent and courteous

SKILLS:

• Basic Computer knowledge: email, Word, Excel, Slack to communicate with vendors and employees
• Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced, from-scratch, kitchen environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 5 hours)
• Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to work 50 to 60 hours per week as needed
• Able to work with hands continuously: chopping, stirring, tasting, writing, grasping

The hiring range for this position in Emeryville is $58,395.00 to $75,570.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.